Toy milk-wagon.



No. 704,346. Patented luly 8, I902. H. T. KINGSBURY.

TOY MlLK WAGON.

"App cation filed Aug. 6. 1901.!

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES HARRY THAYER KINGSBURY,

OF KEENE, NEW lPIAllZlPSHIRE.-

TOY Ml LK WAG O N.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,346, dated July 8, 1902,

"Application filed August 6,

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY THAYER KINes- BURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keene, in the county. of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Mi1k /Vagons, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in toys 5 and the object isto provide a novel con struction of toy cart of the particular style known as milk-carts.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and referred to in the appended claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the toy cart as a whole. Fig. 2 is a view of the top and side blank. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bottom-blank. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom member after the blank has been bent up into shape. Fig.5 is a view of the seatblank.

In the drawings, A represents, preferably, an integral plate of which the top and sides are formed, the side portions B being bent down, as shown, and provided with downwardly-projecting lugs to, which fit into and are clenched on the under side of the openings Z in the bottom member. The side pieces have also projecting curved perforated lugs c, which pass through the openings d in the bottom member, the perforations therein forming bearings for the axle C, to which the wheels D are secured. The bottom member has an upwardly-projecting flange f, forming the rear or tail board of the cart, and at its forward end is'bent as shown'at 9 hand pro- 1901. Serla1No.7l,O79. (Nomad) vided with transverse openings 'i, through which and the slots 70 in the'side pieces pass the hooked ends'of the spring-shafts E, attached to the figure of the horse shown.

F represents the seat-portion blank, which is provided with projecting lugs Z, resting in slots m in the side pieces. The lower edge of the side pieces is formed with projections n, which preferably rest against the vertical flange on the forward end of the bottom member.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described toy cart, comprising integral top and side pieces, said side pieces being provided with projections, a bottom member having slots to receive said projections, and having an upwardly and forwardly projecting end,said upwardly and forwardly projecting end being provided with transverse slots and springshafts having hooked ends passing through said slots, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described toy cart, comprising integral top and side pieces, said side pieces being provided with projections, a bottom member having slots to receive said proj ecting members and having an upwardly and forwardly projecting end, said upwardly and forwardly projecting end being provided with transverse slots and the side pieces being provided with slots; and spring-shafts having hooked ends engaging said slots; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY THAYER KINGSBURY.

Witnesses:

W. M. MASON, L. GJLITCHFIELD. 

